Paleontologists have identified a new ancient reptile from the Solnhofen limestone slabs, thanks to a chance discovery. A ...

A brief audio slideshow explaining the characteristics of reptiles and how they are different to other animal types in this KS1 Science video on animals. BBC Homepage. Skip to content; ...

But based on Linnaean’s system, birds and reptiles belong to separate groups because of their different physical characteristics. Here, birds alone make up their own separate type of animal.

Researchers from McGill University have made an unexpected discovery in Mexican waters. Two new species of reptiles, previously unknown, have been identified near the Yucatán Peninsula. These ...

Some reptiles, like Arlo the Burmese python, saved after neglect. Such was the story of Arlo the Burmese python, who Butner purchased from owners that stopped caring for him after he bit them.

The small reptile would have likely roamed the land of what is today southern Brazil, when the world was much hotter. The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles.

The small reptile would have likely roamed the land of what is today southern Brazil, when the world was much hotter. The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles.

Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 million years ago. The 350 million year old fossils show characteristics ...

Named Gondwanax paraisensis, the four-legged reptile species was roughly the size of a small dog with a long tail, or about 1 meter (39 inches) long and weighing between 3 and 6 kg (7 to 13 pounds ...

Propterodactylus frankerla, unlike dinosaurs or birds, is a type of flying reptile known as a pterosaur. Although some pterosaurs boasted wingspans comparable to small airplanes, Propterodactylus ...

Lizards are ancient creatures. They were around before the dinosaurs and persisted long after dinosaurs went extinct. We’ve now found they are 35 million years older than we thought they were.

The small reptile would have likely roamed the land of what is today southern Brazil, when the world was much hotter. The fossil has been identified as a new silesaurid, an extinct group of reptiles.